What is Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell Therapy? T-cells or T-lymphocytes are a type of white blood cells in our immune system. T-cells have the capacity to recognise abnormal cells or any cells infected by viruses in the body, and then destroy these abnormal cells. H...

CAR T-Cell Therapy CAR T-cell therapy (also called CAR-T therapy and CART therapy) treats blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma. A type of cancer immunotherapy, CAR-T supercharges your immune cells to better destroy cancer cells. This therapy usually requires a hospit...

What is Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell Therapy? T-cells or T-lymphocytes are a type of white blood cells in our immune system. T-cells have the capacity to recognise abnormal cells or any cells infected by viruses in the body, and then destroy these abnormal cells. ...

In May, 2020, the world’s first CAR-T therapy targeting Claudin 18.2 was approved in the US; in June, 2020, the world’s first Claudin 18.2/PD-L1 bispecific antibody preclinical data was presented at the AACR; and on July 1, 2020, Amgen and PepsiCo received approv...

Breast cancer is a disease in which certain cells in the breast grow uncontrollably. Breast cancer cells can continue to divide uncontrollably, resulting in the formation of tumor cells. Although breast cancer is more common in women, men can be affected as well. In general, ...

What is a bone marrow transplant? Bone marrow transplant (BMT) is a special therapy for patients with certain cancers or other diseases. A bone marrow transplant involves taking cells that are normally found in the bone marrow (stem cells), filtering those cells, and giving t...

What is proton beam therapy? Proton beam therapy is an advanced form of radiation therapy used by radiation oncologists to treat cancerous and some non-cancerous tumours. It uses high-powered energy particles known as protons instead of X-rays to directly deliver radiation to...

What is stem cell therapy? Stem cell therapy, or stem cell transplant, is a procedure that aims to restore blood-forming stem cells in patients who have undergone chemotherapy or radiotherapy. The treatment helps to restore damaged blood cells such as red blood cells, white ...

As the most populous country worldwide, China has ≈ 290 million patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), representing the leading cause of death in Chinese population. The morbidity and mortality of CVDs are continuously rising. Here, we will first summarize the recent ad...